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PSA 10s...Keep 'em or Sell'em?

PSARichPSARich Posts: 534 ✭✭✭
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Just received my grades from the latest 1972 - present special and received 5 PSA 10s from the 1974 Topps baseball series. I have got 10s before on 1974s and have always sold them on ebay, figuring their rariety will diminish as time goes by and more 10s are graded. However, this time I received four 10s that are 1 of 1 and I kinda like the fact that I have the only ones in existance at this point. Any opinions out there??? Will their selling value never be higher than now? Thanks!

P.S. I nice problem to have!!

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  • jrdolanjrdolan Posts: 2,549 ✭✭
    Wow, you hit the jackpot. If any of 'em are Johnny Bench or Reds team card (oh heck, I'd even take a Winfield rookie), I'd cover your grading fee plus a couple bucks.
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i> Will their selling value never be higher than now? Thanks! >>


    Rich
    Did you present this over at the registry forum? The 74 set collectors will go nuts!
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    Mike
    Mike
  • PSARichPSARich Posts: 534 ✭✭✭
    No Mike, but I will.

    The PSA 10s were:

    #152 Oscar Gamble 1/1
    $343 Royals Team 1/1
    #380 Bud Harrelson 1/1
    #387 Rich Morales (San Diego) 1/2
    #626 Pirates Team 1/1
  • 67standup67standup Posts: 833 ✭
    I'd be psyched with results like that as I've never received a 10 on any submission.

    I'm sticking to my notion that PSA 9/10 prices of non-rare cards (rarity in card, not in POP) will undoubtedly dimminish over time. You're at the maximum of the low POP value - 1 out of 1 - so you can't go anywhere but down in terms of scarcity. And the probability of another example of a '70 s card - in which hundreds of thousands were produced - being graded a 10 is fairly good. Simply hedge your bet: sell some, keep some.
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    67
    I think you make good sense...are there any guys over there collecting the 74 set that have paid big bucks for any other commons? A 10 could start a flash flood or something!

    Rich
    When you get the cards, I would appreciate, if you have the time, to post a couple of scans!
    thanx
    your friend
    Mike
    Mike
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭
    I say.....
    SELL! SELL! SELL!
    Get what you can for them now. I highly doubt they will be worth any much more than they are today. The POP report is going to be as low now than ever. Go ahead, make some dough, and replace them with sharp, legitimate PSA 9s...since half the time a 9 looks like a 10 anyway. Sell to those guys who are buying the holders....unless of course you are into collecting and dishing the high $$ amounts out for 10's yourself.
    Either way, congrats on your submissions! That's a nice little lottery win!
    Good luck with them!
    Barry
  • DeutscherGeistDeutscherGeist Posts: 2,990 ✭✭✭✭
    If you have no emotional attachment to the cards, it would be wise to sell them. I mean, sell them and then buy PSA 9's instead that look like 10's of those same cards, so that you don't hurt your own collection.

    A PSA 10 is so much more expensive than a PSA 9 even though most will not be able to tell the difference. This is why I would sell PSA 10's in a heart beat and buy a suitable PSA 9 of the same card to keep. You have more monetary utility that way.

    I will admit that I did purchase a PSA 10 Van Slyke rookie because I wanted a perfect card. There were no PSA 9's that looked good, but the PSA 10 by jtcards was perfect, so I paid the less than $20 it cost. I made the exception here because the price is dirt cheap anyway and I just could not find a better looking card. I am sure with your 1970's cards we are taking maybe $8 for a PSA 9, while a PSA 10 might bring in $100 or more. Just my opinion. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Keep them if you are building a registry set! Helps that Weighted GPA !

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • Dallas88Dallas88 Posts: 746 ✭
    buy low - SELL HIGH!!!!
  • kobykoby Posts: 1,699 ✭✭
    1974 Topps. There are so many of those cards out there that the likelihood of those cards staying 1 of 1 for a long time is not good. You should definitely strike while the iron is hot and sell.
  • minibeersminibeers Posts: 216 ✭
    sell 'em
    1966T, 1971T, 1972T raw and in 8s
    1963T Dodgers in 8s
    Pre-war Brooklyn 5s or higher
  • dtkk49adtkk49a Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭
    I would sell them. They won't be 1 of 1's forever. Besides allot of people are starting to believe that most PSA 10's and BGS 9.5's are trimmed cards.
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I would sell them. They won't be 1 of 1's forever. Besides allot of people are starting to believe that most PSA 10's and BGS 9.5's are trimmed cards. >>



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